![](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_banner_broad_1600/public/Images/Banners/SMLR_banner_news2020_1.jpg?itok=bPbSFJu2)
Search SMLR news releases and feature stories by keyword, name, and/or date range.
![Christina Lovejoy](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/christina_lovejoy_SHRM.jpg?itok=JANMOlwE&c=f6077db9bddcb5465281476fe41b7568)
![Christina Lovejoy](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/christina_lovejoy_SHRM.jpg?itok=slWJrNFB&c=f6077db9bddcb5465281476fe41b7568)
Christina Lovejoy is the latest in a long line of SMLR graduates to land a great HR job right out of college.
![Saul Rubinstein](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/saul_rubenstein_2017_ne_turn_conference.jpg?itok=iVijxY-9&c=68804abbeb2e6fa958c6db85b577776d)
![Saul Rubinstein](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/saul_rubenstein_2017_ne_turn_conference.jpg?itok=8wXPOkoe&c=68804abbeb2e6fa958c6db85b577776d)
Our Collaborative School Leadership Initiative shows educators how to increase student achievement and decrease teacher turnover, even in the poorest schools.
![BCG Racial Justice Convening](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/BCG%20convening3.jpg?itok=qcSbGFXL&c=52ce8deea56d34c92482b781b19920a1)
![BCG Racial Justice Convening](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/BCG%20convening3.jpg?itok=ZmyjFfEQ&c=52ce8deea56d34c92482b781b19920a1)
The Bargaining for the Common Good (BCG) – Racial Justice conference was co-sponsored by the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE), Kalmanovitz Institute for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University, and Rutgers SMLR’s Center for Innovation in Worker Organization (CIWO).
![CIWO Strengthening Individual Leadership](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/CIWO%20leadership%20initiative.jpg?itok=iwyKV5mD&c=029f799ac8f6425c249996823419a34b)
![CIWO Strengthening Individual Leadership](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/CIWO%20leadership%20initiative.jpg?itok=PkpgBHNq&c=029f799ac8f6425c249996823419a34b)
The first MALLI retreat focused on Strengthening Individual Leadership and included 30 participants from labor union and partner organizations from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland/DC, and Delaware.
![White House](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/white-house.jpg?itok=QhJ4F-a7&c=fd1513593deacd8d15163275c598408d)
![White House](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/white-house.jpg?itok=EA0w5_GY&c=fd1513593deacd8d15163275c598408d)
News reporters turned to the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) for expert insight and reaction to a broad range of labor stories during the month of February.
![Douglas Kruse](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/Faculty-Staff-Photos/Kruse_Douglas.jpg?itok=xhr6NevB&c=d38fc724a07644c1147417c6f4bdfd04)
![Douglas Kruse](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/Faculty-Staff-Photos/Kruse_Douglas.jpg?itok=8XL_a2hp&c=d38fc724a07644c1147417c6f4bdfd04)
SMLR Distinguished Professor Douglas Kruse’s latest book is now available, and it’s already caught the attention of a former White House budget director.
![White House](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/white-house.jpg?itok=QhJ4F-a7&c=fd1513593deacd8d15163275c598408d)
![White House](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/white-house.jpg?itok=EA0w5_GY&c=fd1513593deacd8d15163275c598408d)
National news organizations are turning to the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) to inform their coverage of the Trump Administration’s labor policy.
![HRM Case Competition](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/hrm_case_competition_fall_2016_award_luncheon_final.jpg?itok=_WssV1nJ&c=38766fe305cdb19733331b6a0844c6c5)
![HRM Case Competition](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/hrm_case_competition_fall_2016_award_luncheon_final.jpg?itok=GRjhm72M&c=38766fe305cdb19733331b6a0844c6c5)
At Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, the Jim Chelius Case Competition was established as an opportunity for all Rutgers graduate and undergraduate HR students to gain real-life experience in solving pressing HR problems faced by major corporations.
![NJTV Interview](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/smlr_healthcare_talent_develop_center_njtv_interview.jpg?itok=8nzVpcF0&c=a1ce79ca940481b16f4818546b43ad8a)
![NJTV Interview](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/smlr_healthcare_talent_develop_center_njtv_interview.jpg?itok=2wHVspGU&c=a1ce79ca940481b16f4818546b43ad8a)
Innovative new healthcare programs at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) are attracting news coverage across New Jersey – and beyond.
![Academics](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_200/public/Images/News/academics_thumbnail.jpg?itok=4VlAfXQX&c=736425c6286af20a12232ea7ad95b67b)
![Academics](https://www.smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/manualcrop_1_1_100/public/Images/News/academics_thumbnail.jpg?itok=6narMEsy&c=736425c6286af20a12232ea7ad95b67b)
This academic year, SMLR's collaborations have resulted in the development of three new programs: Certified Health Care Manager™ (CHM) Program Helps Aspiring and Mid-level Managers in Health Care Organizations, New Affiliation Program With Gettysburg College Allows Students To Pursue Careers In Human Resources, and Leadership Development for Early Career Women.